5th Armored Division
Details:
Located at the intersection of rue de la Chapelle and rue de Luxembourg in Sandweiler. Monument Stone monument with plaque to honor the 5th Armored Division and Sgt. Joseph L. Passet and Sgt. Jesse Mittiga KIA in Sandweiler.
Monument Text:
Plaque reads:
In honor of the valiant 5th U.S. Armored Division who liberated our country on September 10th 1944, and in memory of SGT Joseph L. Passet and SGT Jesse Mittiga the first U.S. Soldiers killed on the soil of Sandweiler.
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People:
Units:
34th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division
5th Armored Division
Wars:
WWII
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